A Small Vent

I don't really like to write about my students that much (I guess out of fear of someone's eyes seeing this and being offended), but I feel the need to write about what continues to puzzle me every day about kids.

I teach at a private, Christian school and am amazed at the lack of respect, manners and just kids being downright disobedient. Each week, at least one student is sent down to the office. I'm a pretty nice person most of the time, but I don't feel that way at school a lot of the time! Today, I had yet another conflict with a student that continues to have problems doing what they are supposed to be doing. I would have sent this child to the office today but the principal was out and has been for most of the week. So, I called the child's mom and told the mom to come pick the child up because this student wasn't listening to me! I'm not going to continue to deal with someone not obeying and doing what they are supposed to be doing.

I really think that the problem with kids today is the lack of discipline in the home and the amount of media that children are bombarded with- this alone can't be helping the raising of our precious children. I talked with another teacher this morning that agreed that the t.v. has become our children's "babysitter". That's pretty sad, but true. I know it hits hard for me because I like to watch my favorite shows (American Idol), but I've started trying to implement quiet times in the evenings with my own children.

So, what do I do? I guess I'll keep fighting this battle and discipline in my classroom like I believe God is leading. I don't know how it's going to work when nothing is being done at home- I'm fighting a losing battle in some instances. Sorry to be so negative, but I really wish we were doing a better job parenting our kids these days. I know when I was growing up we didn't have these kinds of problems with children in the classroom.